louielizard
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« on: March 09, 2009, 01:16:40 PM » |
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HELP~I THINK ONE OF MY BEARDIES IS PREGNANT!!!! i did not intend for this to happen!! i have never had babies.........what do i do first??? this seems overwhelming.......i guess i need to bathe her and decide if she is indeed pregnant?!?! she is kinda round in the middle all of a sudden................PLEASE HELP!!
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« on: March 09, 2009, 01:16:40 PM » |
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Alara
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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2009, 01:36:42 PM » |
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The first thing you should do is read the breeding 101 thread: http://bearded-dragons.com/boards/index.php/topic,7.0.htmlProviding a laybox is very important or she may become eggbound (she'll be showing signs other than being round in the middle when she needs to lay). Taking care of a lot of baby beardies is very expensive and a lot of work. If you're not able to provide the time and money, once she lays the eggs I would suggest you put them in the freezer before you throw them out to humanely dispose of them. Do you house your beardies together? If you do, check out this thread: http://bearded-dragons.com/boards/index.php/topic,16.0.html. You should separate them. Any more questions, just ask.  |
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beardielover17
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2009, 01:54:05 PM » |
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in addition to the above post, how old is your dragon and are you sure it's a female?
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louielizard
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2009, 10:28:15 AM » |
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completely sure "she" is a "she", i walked in on the "act"! i have a total of 7 beardies!! i did have 6 of the babies all together in 1 cage, and they had all been enjoying themselves fine and then all of a sudden they started to get aggressive! so we started to seperate the ones that were getting mean! now we have 4 completly seperate and 2 together! the momma and the youngest of the bunch and they are watched closely and never fight! they enjoy laying on one another! no aggression there! they all still enjoy getting together for baths and act like all is fine as a group! i feed them all the same stuff. crickets and roaches, and lots of greens! mine love red cabbage, mustard greens, carrots, and apples! i do feed them other greens and fruits as well. anyway, back to momma...what is the first thing i need to do? i have no other cage to completly seperate her. i have placed a large box of dirt in her cage and she is in there constantly diggin to china it seems!! what a mess this makes!! more help needed!!
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lil_man
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2009, 11:06:28 AM » |
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Actually laying on eachother is showing acts of dominence and in the future can turn into aggression.
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beardielover17
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2009, 03:39:05 PM » |
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i highly suggest you get a large sterilite or rubbermaid bin to house everyone separately for the time being if you cannot afford tanks also i would read the breeding 101 under the breeding section
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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2009, 09:20:56 AM » |
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i have read breeding 101 and have seperated all lizards!my "pregnant" lizard is about 2 years old! she now has a box with lots of dirt inside! she loves to dig! digs here for awhile and then over here for awhile and then over there for a bit! i work from home, so i will be the full time caregiver of these fine babies! and i have a spare box for small crickets already! anything else i need to do or worry about??
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beardielover17
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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2009, 01:45:40 PM » |
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thank you very much for separating your lizards as stupid as this sounds, it makes me happy lol if u read over breeding 101 u pretty much have things set...since u have and will have quite a few mouths to feed i suggest starting a roach colony to feed everyone without breaking the bank
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« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2009, 01:56:45 PM » |
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Ummmmm do you have an incubator?
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louielizard
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« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2009, 03:47:40 PM » |
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I already have a roach colony started! started it last year in the spring! (thanks to my sis!!) thanks for the roaches sis!!! i rotate feeding roaches and crickets to all my dragons! some aren't as crazy about them though!! and Puff laid some eggs today!! I am in the process of extracting them! i have fake nails on, so i am patiently waiting for my husband to get home to help with that part!! i gave Puff a long warm bath already!!
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